Drapery-supporting ring



F. J. BECK DRAPERY SUPPORTING RING Filed Sept. a, 1.923

7 763 a; %A %P Patented Dec. 16, 1924.

UNITED STATES FRANK J. BECKv F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

DRAPEBY-SUPPORTING RING.

Application filed September 8, 1923.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, F RANK J. BECK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvement-s in Drapery-SupportingRings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to drapery supporting rings and has particularreference to rings adapted to be disposed upon curtain poles andprovided with means for engaging a curtain or portiere or the like forsuspending the latter from the pole.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a ring of the abovekind, which embodies the desired qualities of simplicity, durability,and efliciency in operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a ring composed ofhingedly connected half sections respectively provided with opposeddepending jaw members that are moved toward each other upon closing ofthe ring for gripping the curtain or portiere.

A further object of the invention is to provide jaw members which crosseach other and are rigidly fastened to the adjacent ends of the ring;section as well as hingedly connected to each other for forming thepivotal connection between the sections of the ring.

Other objects will appear as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood. and the same consists in the novel form, combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing. wherein like reference characters indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views.

' Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a drapery ring constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is an edge elevational view of the device shown in Figure 1.and

Figure 3 is a substantially central sectional view thereof.

Referring more in detail to the drawings. the present inventioncomprises a ring mem ber embodying a pair of half sections 5 and 6,adjacent ends of which at the bottom of the ring are hingedly connectedas at 7. by means of a rivet or pin whereby the sections may be swungaway from each other for facilitating application of the ring to thecurtain pole or removal thereof from the Serial No. 661,579.

curtain pole, and for separating the jaw members of the device as willpresently become apparent, means being provided for detachablyconnecting the other ends of the ring sections 5 and 6 at the top of thering as indicated generally at 8.

In the preferred form of the invention. the ring sections 5 and 6 arepreferably composed of arcuate tubes. and the means for detachablyconnecting the upper ends of the sections preferably embodies arelatively short tube or tubular keeper 9 that is inserted within theend of the section 6 and suitably secured in place, by riveting,soldering, brazing or the like, so that one end of the tubular keeper 9projects outwardly beyond the end of the section 5 as shown clearly inFigure 3. The projecting end of the keeper 9 has an opening as at 10 forreception of the hooked end of the catch 8 that is of a resilientconstruction riveted within the adjacent end of the section 6 as at 1.1.This catch 8 normally springs outwardly to engage its hooked end in theopening 10 and may be manually released by means of a finger piece orbutton 12 that is attached thereto and slidably projects through thering section 6 as shown.

The hinge connection between the ring sections 5 and 6 embodies a pinthat extends through the cross portion. of a pair of angular jaw members13 that are rigidly fastened to the pivotally connected end of the ringsection. and these jaw members are preferably formed of channel shapedsheet metal with the flanges thereof facing each other. Suitably fittedwithin the channels of the depending portions of the mem bers 13 areserrated face gripping blocks 14, which may be constructed of vulcanizedrubber. if desired, for preventing tearing or marring of the drapery.the web of the channel of each jaw member being cut away at the upperportions of the jaws to leave the flan es positioned against the sidesof the ring sections 5 and 6 where they are suitably ri idlv secured tosaid sections by soldering brazing or otherwise In use. the finger piece12 is pressed inwardly for releasing the catch 8 from the keeper 9whereupon the sections 5 and 6 may be swung away from each other foropening the ring and separating the members 13. When thus opened, thering may be readily applied to the curtain pole and the drapery may bereadily inserted between the jaws. The ring sections 5 and 6 may then beswung toward each other so that the projecting end of the keeper 9slides into the open end of the section 6 and the catch 8 snaps intoengagement with the opening 10 of said keeper, whereby the sections aree'ltectively retained against accidental separation. When the sectionsof the ring are thus closed or swung together, the jaws 13 are likewisecaused to move toward each other by reason of their rigid connection tothe ring section and the cross ing of the same at the pivot 7, thusmoving the jaws 13 into gripping engagement with the drapery foreffectively retaining and supporting the latter. In order to permit theswinging movement of the ring sections, the adjacent ends of the sameare cut away as indicated at 15, in Figure 3, adjacent the pivotalconnect-ion 7.

In view of the above, it will be seen that I have provided a simple,durable and eflicient form of curtain or portiere supporting ring whichmay be readily engaged with the pole and the drapery and which may bemanufactured and furnished to the public at a relatively low cost as amore desirable substitute for the objectionable pin carrying rings nowin general use.

Minor changes may be made without departing 'fronl the spirit and scopeof the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is:

A drapery supporting ring comprising :1 pair oi? tubular semi-circularsections provided at one end with radially disposed end edges andprovided at their opposite ends with beveled end edges, jaws fixed tothe sections at the beveled ends thereof, the intermediate portions ofthe jawsbeing disposed transversely of each other and pivoted together,the pivots occurring between the beveled ends of the sections, said jawshaving pockets disposed substantially radiall with relation to thesections, gripping blocks located in the pockets of the aws andinterengageable catch members located interiorly ot the sections at theradially disposed end edges thereot.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature.

FRANK J. BECK.

